Colombia's first lady tests positive for coronavirus

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November 24, 2020 6:32 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Ivan Duque walks next to with his wife, Maria Juliana Ruiz during a rally against violence, following a car bomb explosion, in Bogota, Colombia January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian first lady Maria Juliana Ruiz has tested positive for coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, but is asymptomatic.

President Ivan Duque and the first lady have regular coronavirus tests due to their high levels of exposure and busy schedules, the president's office said in a statement.

Ruiz, who along with her husband was tested on Monday, is following quarantine rules as established by the health ministry, the statement added. Duque received a negative result.

Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez tested positive for coronavirus a month ago and was also asymptomatic.

The Andean country has reported more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus, as well as 35,479 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease it causes.

(Reporting by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Tom Brown)


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